Chislavichi was a town in the Mstislavl are, presently Khislavichi, in Smolensk Oblast. It was one of the largest Jewish shtetls (Choslavicz/Choslawicze) in the Mstislavl district of Mogilev Governorate; & was destroyed during the Holocaust.
(GPT 5.6 Terra)
https://shlomogurevich.net/Chislavichi/ . [from Zalman Kleinman]
On the left side of the page, click on the link, "Lists of Former Residents".
1913 Ulanow Notary Files: "Imperial-Royal Notary Alfred Josse in Ulanow"
Collection 1098, Unit 1.
https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/id5324-sy1-se. These are the notarial file numbers. click on each to bring you to a particular file page.
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These are just a few of the names appearing in some of the deeds. You will need to go through the book, file page by page to find other names. There is no index. This is the top, left corner (translated):
Isaak Silber, merchant ( #27) https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=pg&id=5324&se=&sy=1&kt=&plik=027.jpg&x=0&y=112&zoom=4.01
(translated)Josef Fluss & Wolf Wein (file #63): also on following page
https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=pg&id=5324&se=&sy=1&kt=&plik=063.jpg&zoom=4.01
Moses Kornblau (?)-witness, Josef Fluss, & Wolf Wein--signatures (file #66)
Josef Fluss, Wolf Wein, merchants (file #77)--see next couple of following pages
Israel Hersch _ornstreich (file #84)
Israel Hersch & Wolf Wein-signatures (#85)
Moses Kornblau, witness-signature (#88)
Chana Koller, merchant from ____, Wolf Wein, Josef Fluss (#90)
Leib Fass, Israel Brandt (#93)
Israel Brand (from Radom?), Schaja Hasenfeld, merchant from Ulanow (#100)
Leib Fass, merchant, Schaja Hasenfeld (#101)
Chiel Schnek, merchant from __. Jakob Goldman, merchant, Nyser Apeidman (?), merchant (#102)
Jakob Salamon, Hakel & Dwoira ___ (#103)
Jakob Fisch/Tisch -signature (#118)
Maj_ere Schnek (#139)
Chiel Schnek (#140)
Shima Fluss (#141)
Leib _____, Isaak Silber (#143)
Majer Last (or Lask) & Ny_____ _zeisman or _reisman (#145 & 146)
Majer Lask (#153)
Samuel Eieber, Vielman (?) Silber, Jakob Hakel (#155)
Josef Schiffer ( #172, 173, 179, 181 [signature])
Mojciech Szempreich (#181-signature)
Leizor/Leizan/ (?) Borok/Barak/Bank (?) (#184, 185, 186-signature)
Lejzor Bor_k (#195, 196)
Hersch Lorber (?) (#197)
Laja Scheinmann, Rubin Scharf, Maarkus _ihl ( #550)
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Note: these are also available for Ulanow: Files of the Imperial-Royal Notary, Alfred Josse in Ulanow.
1914. https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/id5324-sy2-se [#196-343]
1914. https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/id5324-sy3-se [#344-516]
1914. https://notariaty.genealodzy.pl/id5324-sy4-se [# 317-696]
"List of Victims of Wars Buried in the Rechitsa District of Gomel"
http://www.files.rechitsa.gov.by/musei/070923.pdf
This document, written in Russian is a 49-page list of individuals, including surname, first name, patronymic, DOB, DOD, Burial # (or place of residence & circumstances of death).
Here is a list of potentially Jewish names found in the provided text & transcribed by .AI. This is only a partial list. You can continue reading/transcribing the list using your favorite translation tool, as needed.
Evsey Leybovich Azbel (Евсей Лейбович Азбель)
Fanya Albinskaya (Фаня Альбинская)
Altser (Альцер — surname only, first name missing)
Beyta Leybovich Arklis (Бейта Лейбович Арклис)
Tsira Feyvelevna Arklis (Цира Фейвелевна Арклис)
Yudka Leybovich Arklis (Юдка Лейбович Арклис)
Atlas (Атлас — surname only)
Moisey Atlas (Моисей Атлас)
Afingendina (Афингендина — surname only)
Riva Babitskaya (Рива Бабицкая)
Belfrada (Бельфрада — surname only)
Osya Berlin (Ося Берлин)
Polina Berlina (Полина Берлина)
Faina Berlina (Фаина Берлина)
Feyga Berlina (Фейга Берлина)
Basya Bernovskaya (Бася Берновская)
Avram Bernovsky (Аврам Берновский)
Lyusya Blyakher (Люся Бляхер)
Ginda Bogdan (Гинда Богдан)
Yudka Bogdan (Юдка Богдан)
Feyga Bogdanova (Фейга Богданова)
Genya Yankelevna Braverman (Геня Янкелевна Браверман)
Piya Evseevich Bravermann (Пия Евсеевич Браверманн)
Sora Yankelevna Bravermann (Сора Янкелевна Браверманн)
Yankel Bravermann (Янкель Браверманн)
Sara Branniya (Сара Бранния)
Solomon Branniya (Соломон Бранния)
Khariton Yankelevich B some (Харитон Янкелевич — name truncated in the text, likely Jewish given the patronymic "Yankelevich")
1929-1939 RECORDS OF THE CITY OF TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI
The files are about both Jews & non-Jews. Many include photos, parents' names, addresses, ages, etc.
If you look at the "Tag" labels, the names are listed for each file. You can click on this to access the person's file.
